A Tip for Teaching Challenging Texts: Position Yourself as a Learner
An excerpt from this article by Jill Tridgell appears in the March 2019 Council Chronicle. What do you do …
Thank You, Andrew Carnegie!
Andrew Carnegie, at one time the richest man in America, was born in Scotland in 1835 and emigrated when he …
Enlivening Learning with Breakout Activities
This post was written by NCTE member Susan Gustafson. “Can we do this again sometime?” “Yeah, it was so …
Let’s Commit to Celebrating the Read-Aloud Year-Round
This post was written by NCTE member Pam Allyn, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. …
An Intellectual Freedom Primer for Preservice Teachers
This post was written by Millie Davis, Senior Developer, Affiliates, and Director, NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center. Recently, at the invitation of …
March 1 is Read Across America Day!
Take part in the largest reading event in the United States on Friday, March 1! Gather books and readers for …
Libraries Can Be LGBTQ-Affirming Spaces on School Campuses
This blog was written by NCTE member Vanessa Perez, a member of the NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory …
One-Book Reads—When Community Building Becomes Challenging
I’m in two, sometimes three, book groups and I know from experience that interesting, delightful, luscious, learning feeling of discussing …
For the Love of Reading: Developing a Teacher Reader Identity
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Recently, student teachers on campus caused me to reflect on …
Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …